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M0017300 (măd)abbr. mutually assured destruction

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M0017300 (măd)adj. mad·der, mad·dest 1. Angry; resentful: was mad about the broken vase. See Synonyms at angry.2. a. Mentally deranged: "afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor).b. Characteristic of mental derangement: mad laughter.c. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: was mad with jealousy.3. a. Lacking restraint or reason; foolish: I was mad to have hired her in the first place.b. Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm: mad about sports.c. Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation: a mad scramble for the bus.4. Exhibiting uncharacteristic aggressiveness, especially as a result of rabies, spongiform encephalopathy, or another neurological disease. Used of animals: a mad dog; a mad cow.5. Slang a. Excellent; wonderful: It's really mad that they can come.b. Abundant; great: mad respect.tr. & intr.v. mad·ded, mad·ding, mads To make or become mad; madden.adv. Slang Extremely; very: This place is mad cool.Idioms: like mad Informal 1. Wildly; impetuously: drove like mad.2. To an intense degree or great extent: worked like mad; snowing like mad.mad as a hatter/March hare Crazy; mentally deranged.

[Middle English, mentally deranged, rabid, angry, from Old English gemǣdde, past participle of *gemǣdan, to derange mentally, madden, from gemād, mentally deranged; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

mad′dish adj.

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(mæd) adj, madder or maddest1. mentally deranged; insane2. senseless; foolish: a mad idea. 3. (often foll by at) informal angry; resentful4. (foll by: about, on, or over; often postpositive) wildly enthusiastic (about) or fond (of): mad about football; football-mad. 5. extremely excited or confused; frantic: a mad rush. 6. temporarily overpowered by violent reactions, emotions, etc: mad with grief. 7. (Zoology) (of animals)a. unusually ferocious: a mad buffalo. b. afflicted with rabies8. like mad informal with great energy, enthusiasm, or haste; wildly9. mad as a hatter crazily eccentricvb, mads, madding or maddedarchaic to make or become mad; act or cause to act as if mad[Old English gemǣded, past participle of gemǣdan to render insane; related to gemād insane, and to Old High German gimeit silly, crazy, Old Norse meitha to hurt, damage] ˈmaddish adj

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(mæd) n acronym for (Military) mutual assured destruction: a theory of nuclear deterrence whereby each side in a conflict has the capacity to destroy the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack

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adj. mad•der, mad•dest, adj. 1. mentally disturbed; deranged. 2. greatly provoked or irritated; enraged. 3. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 4. extremely foolish or illogical; imprudent or irrational: a mad scheme. 5. impetuous: frantic: mad haste. 6. brimming with enthusiasm: mad about opera. 7. wildly frivolous; hilarious: had a mad time at the party. n. 8. an angry period or mood. v.t., v.i. 9. to madden. Idioms: like mad, at a furious pace: rushing around like mad. [before 900; Middle English; Old English gemǣd(e)d, past participle of *gemǣdan to make mad, akin to gemād mad, foolishmei-¹] usage: mad has been used in the meaning “enraged, angry” since 1300. Because this sense is sometimes criticized, mad is often replaced byangryin formal contexts:The president is angry at Congress for overriding his veto.

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gale - A very strong wind, probably related to Old Norse galinn, "frantic, mad."
mad as a hatter - Refers to the fact that hat makers suffered mental illness in the old days when they got mercury poisoning from treating fur.
madding - In "far from the madding crowd," madding is a poetic survival meaning "wild, furious, raving, mad."
rabid, rabies - Rabid and rabies come from Latin rabere, "be mad."

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1. 'mad'

In conversation and informal writing, people often describe a foolish action or idea as mad.

Camping in winter was a mad idea.You would be mad to refuse such a great offer.

In conversation, mad is sometimes used to mean 'angry'. If you are mad at someone, you are angry with them.

When she told him she wouldn't go, he got mad.My parents were mad at me for waking them up so early.2. 'mad about'

If you are mad about something that has happened, you are angry about it.

He's really mad about being lied to.

In conversation, you can say that someone is mad about an activity, when they like it very much.

Her daughter is mad about dancing.The whole family is mad about football.3. mental illness

If someone has a mental illness that makes them behave in strange ways, don't say that they are 'mad'. You should use the phrase mentally ill.

She spent time in hospital when she was mentally ill.The drug is used to treat mentally ill patients.

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Past participle: madded
Gerund: madding

Imperative
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Present
I mad
you mad
he/she/it mads
we mad
you mad
they mad

Preterite
I madded
you madded
he/she/it madded
we madded
you madded
they madded

Present Continuous
I am madding
you are madding
he/she/it is madding
we are madding
you are madding
they are madding

Present Perfect
I have madded
you have madded
he/she/it has madded
we have madded
you have madded
they have madded

Past Continuous
I was madding
you were madding
he/she/it was madding
we were madding
you were madding
they were madding

Past Perfect
I had madded
you had madded
he/she/it had madded
we had madded
you had madded
they had madded

Future
I will mad
you will mad
he/she/it will mad
we will mad
you will mad
they will mad

Future Perfect
I will have madded
you will have madded
he/she/it will have madded
we will have madded
you will have madded
they will have madded

Future Continuous
I will be madding
you will be madding
he/she/it will be madding
we will be madding
you will be madding
they will be madding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been madding
you have been madding
he/she/it has been madding
we have been madding
you have been madding
they have been madding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been madding
you will have been madding
he/she/it will have been madding
we will have been madding
you will have been madding
they will have been madding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been madding
you had been madding
he/she/it had been madding
we had been madding
you had been madding
they had been madding

Conditional
I would mad
you would mad
he/she/it would mad
we would mad
you would mad
they would mad

Past Conditional
I would have madded
you would have madded
he/she/it would have madded
we would have madded
you would have madded
they would have madded

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mad - roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"huffy, sorecolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechangry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
	2.	mad - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"brainsick, crazy, demented, unhinged, unbalanced, sick, disturbedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	3.	mad - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"delirious, frantic, unrestrained, excitedwild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
	4.	mad - very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"harebrained, insanefoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

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adjective1. insane, mental (slang), crazy (informal), nuts (slang), bananas (slang), barking (slang), raving, distracted, frantic, frenzied, unstable, crackers (Brit. slang), batty (slang), crazed, lunatic, loony (slang), psychotic, demented, cuckoo (informal), unbalanced, barmy (slang), nutty (slang), deranged, delirious, rabid, bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), flaky (U.S. slang), unhinged, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), round the bend (Brit. slang), aberrant, barking mad (slang), out of your mind, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), of unsound mind, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), lost your marbles (informal), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), off your nut (slang), off your chump (slang), wacko or whacko (informal) the mad old lady down the street
insane rational, sane2. foolish, absurd, wild, stupid, daft (informal), ludicrous, unreasonable, irrational, unsafe, senseless, preposterous, foolhardy, nonsensical, unsound, inane, imprudent, asinine Isn't that a rather mad idea?
foolish sound, sensible3. (Informal) angry, cross, furious, irritated, fuming, choked, pissed (U.S. slang), infuriated, raging, ape (slang), incensed, enraged, exasperated, pissed off (taboo slang), irate, livid (informal), berserk, seeing red (informal), incandescent, wrathful, apeshit (slang), fit to be tied (slang), in a wax (informal, chiefly Brit.) I'm pretty mad about it, I can tell you.
angry calm, composed, cool, appeased, mollified4. enthusiastic, wild, crazy (informal), nuts (slang), keen, hooked, devoted, in love with, fond, daft (informal), ardent, fanatical, avid, impassioned, zealous, infatuated, dotty (slang, chiefly Brit.), enamoured He's mad about you.
enthusiastic uncaring, nonchalant5. frenzied, wild, excited, energetic, abandoned, agitated, frenetic, uncontrolled, boisterous, full-on (informal), ebullient, gay, riotous, unrestrained The game is a mad dash against the clock.go mad6. become insane, go crazy, lose your mind, lose your reason, go off your trolley (informal) She was afraid of going mad.7. become frenzied, erupt, lose control, boil over, become uncontrollable The audience went mad.8. go berserk, rant and rave, lose your temper, go off the deep end (informal), go crazy, flip your lid (informal), do your nut (Brit. informal), go ape (informal) My dad'll go mad if he finds out.like mad (Informal)9. enthusiastically, wildly, madly, furiously, excitedly, fervently, like crazy (informal), ardently, unrestrainedly, with might and main He was weight training like mad.10. quickly, rapidly, speedily, hell for leather, like lightning, like the clappers (Brit. informal), like nobody's business (informal), like greased lightning (informal) If I am in the street and hear them I run like mad.Quotations
"The mad are all in God's keeping" [Rudyard Kipling Kim]
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live" [Jack Kerouac On the Road]
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" [Paddy Chayefsky Network]

mad

adjective1. Feeling or showing anger:angry, choleric, indignant.Informal: sore.Idiom: hot under the collar.2. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.3. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.4. Showing or having enthusiasm:ardent, enthusiastic, fervent, keen, rabid, warm, zealous.Informal: crazy.Slang: gung ho, nuts.5. Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:delirious, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, wild.Archaic: madding.

Translations

入迷的发怒的发疯的狂怒的疯狂的

mad

(mӕd) adjective1. mentally disturbed or insane. Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.发疯的2. (sometimes with at or with) very angry. She was mad at me for losing my keys.发怒的3. (with about) having a great liking or desire for. I'm just mad about Harry.入迷的ˈmadly adverb发疯地ˈmadness noun疯狂ˈmadden verb to make mad or very angry. The animal was maddened by the pain. 使发疯，使狂怒 ˈmaddening adjective likely to cause anger. maddening delays. 令人恼怒的，令人发狂的 ˈmaddeningly adverb使人恼火地ˈmadman – plural ˈmadmen: feminine ˈmadwoman – plural ˈmadwomen – noun a person who is insane. He drove/fought like a madman. 狂人，疯子 mad ˈcow disease noun a fatal disease of cattle, which can affect also humans who eat meat from infected cattle. 狂牛病like mad wildly, desperately, very quickly etc. struggling/trying/running like mad.发疯似的

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→ 狂怒的zhCN, 疯狂的zhCN

MAD

Acronym	Definition
MAD➣Mutually Assured Destruction
MAD➣Mean Absolute Deviation
MAD➣Madonna
MAD➣Make A Difference
MAD➣Mommy and Daddy (scientists; University of California, San Francisco)
MAD➣Moroccan Dirham (ISO currency code)
MAD➣Manufacturing and Design (various locations)
MAD➣Men Are Dumb
MAD➣Music Art Dance (various organizations)
MAD➣Mayhem and Destruction (gaming clan)
MAD➣My African Dream
MAD➣Mastertronic Added Dimension (game publisher)
MAD➣Mitotic Arrest Deficient (cells)
MAD➣Mandibular Advancement Device (sleep apnea)
MAD➣Mothers against Decapentaplegic (protein)
MAD➣Modified Atkins Diet
MAD➣Multimedia Art Design (various locations)
MAD➣Mpeg Audio Decoder
MAD➣Member Appreciation Day (various organizations)
MAD➣Military Appreciation Day
MAD➣Mind Altering Drug(s)
MAD➣Microsoft Access Module
MAD➣Microsoft Active Directory
MAD➣Muxed Address Delay
MAD➣Memory Access Controller Driver
MAD➣Militärischer Abschirmdienst (Military Secret Service, Germany)
MAD➣Mobile Armor Division
MAD➣Museum of Arts & Design (formerly American Craft Museum)
MAD➣Mid-Atlantic District (various meanings)
MAD➣Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion
MAD➣Mean Annual Discharge (stream flow)
MAD➣Multiple Ascending Dose (clinical trials)
MAD➣Median Absolute Deviation
MAD➣Mean And Dirty (Inspector Gadget)
MAD➣Multiwavelength Anomalous Diffraction
MAD➣Mathematicians of the African Diaspora (University at Buffalo; New York)
MAD➣Maintien a Domicile (French: Housekeeper)
MAD➣Minimum Approach Distance (electrical safety)
MAD➣Material Availability Date
MAD➣Ministry of Administration and Digitalization (Poland)
MAD➣Market Abuse Directive (UK)
MAD➣Motivated and Determined
MAD➣Mean Absolute Difference
MAD➣Mosquito Abatement District
MAD➣Military Air Distress (US DoD)
MAD➣Myoadenylate Deaminase Deficiency
MAD➣Master Agility Dog (dog agility title)
MAD➣Music and Design
MAD➣Motorists Against Detection (UK anti speed camera group)
MAD➣Major Affective Disorder
MAD➣Maintenance Analysis Data
MAD➣Marine Aviation Detachment
MAD➣Mouse Adenovirus
MAD➣Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase
MAD➣Multiple Administrative Domain (computing)
MAD➣Madrid, Spain - Barajas (Airport Code)
MAD➣Moisture and Density
MAD➣Michigan Algorithmic Decoder
MAD➣Message Address Directory
MAD➣Magara Arastirma Dernegi (cave research society, Turkey)
MAD➣Middle-Aged Dating
MAD➣Magnetic Audio Device
MAD➣Memory Address Driver (BIOS)
MAD➣Montana Association of the Deaf
MAD➣Multiple Access Device
MAD➣Male Approval Desire
MAD➣Mine Assembly Depot (US Navy)
MAD➣Modify, Adapt, Depend (environment)
MAD➣My Adorable Darling
MAD➣Mothers against the Draft
MAD➣MAC-Address Descriptor (Cisco)
MAD➣Magazine des Arts et du Divertissement (French: Arts and Entertainment Magazine; Belgium)
MAD➣Mass Acceleration Diagram
MAD➣Mean Administrative Delay (ITU-T)
MAD➣Mean Aerodynamic Diameter
MAD➣Maladjusted, Antisocial, and Darn Mean (Tom of Thumb)
MAD➣Mini Attack Drone
MAD➣Maintenance Assembly-Disassembly
MAD➣Mis-Aligned Die (coinage)
MAD➣Maximum Allowable Delay
MAD➣Master Account Domain
MAD➣Mixed Anxiety and Depression disorder
MAD➣Motorcycle Adventure Destinations
MAD➣Multiaperture Device
MAD➣Medical Anchor Desk
MAD➣Mission Area Deficiency
MAD➣Managing Archaeological Data
MAD➣Marina Academic Decathlon (Huntington Beach, California)
MAD➣Master of Air Defense
MAD➣Margin for Adverse Deviation (finance; also seen as MFAD)
MAD➣Mobility and Directories
MAD➣Market Analysis Dormancy
MAD➣Major Activity Director
MAD➣Mission Area Directorate
MAD➣Military Assistance Division (US European Command EUCOM)
MAD➣MilieuAdviesDienst Regionaal (Dutch: regional environment advice service)
MAD➣Maintenance Action Directive
MAD➣Major Account Designation
MAD➣Maximum Applicable Dose
MAD➣Management Accounting Division
MAD➣Mission Assignment Discret (US Air Force)
MAD➣Magnetic Anomaly Detector/Detection
MAD➣Media Advertising and Design (various locations)

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adj insane

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adj foolish

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adj angry

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adj enthusiastic

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adj frenzied

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phrase go mad: become insane

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phrase go mad: become frenzied

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phrase go mad: go berserk

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phrase enthusiastically

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phrase quickly

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adj feeling or showing anger

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adj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness

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adj so senseless as to be laughable

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adj showing or having enthusiasm

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adj marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation

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adj roused to anger

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adj affected with madness or insanity

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adj marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

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adj very foolish

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